A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 94 kilometers (58 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia. Exact location of earthquake, 160.0265° East, 52.9384° North, depth 50.097 km. Id of earthquake: us7000ncux. Event ids that are associated: us7000ncux. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 50.097 km (31 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:21:40 / 7:21 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/08/24 / 2024-08-17 19:21:40 / August 17, 2024 @ 7:21 pm.
Country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 93 km (58 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-seven, in the last 10 days twenty-eight, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 94 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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